Community Health Nurse Practitioners in Chicago, Illinois

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About Community Health Nurse Practitioners: Community Health NPs: Community Health Nurse Practitioners works to improve the health and well-being of the communities they serve by educating them about illness, disease prevention, safe health practices, and how to obtain health care services. They also facilitate communication between people, their families, and the medical community in order to improve health outcomes. CHNPs work includes performing free health care screenings, vaccinations, and other forms of preventative care at reduced costs.

1 Community Health Nurse Practitioners found in Chicago
female nurse

Lagretta Green, NP

Community Health Nurse Practitioner
200 E 115th St, Chicago, IL - 60628
312-747-2823     312-747-2851

Other Nurse Practitioners in Chicago, IL: Acute Care NP271 Adult Health NP215 Critical Care Medicine NP10 Family NP1434 Gerontology NP58 Neonatal, Critical Care NP33 Neonatal NP42 Nurse Practitioner NP1089 Obstetrics & Gynecology NP20 Pediatrics, Critical Care NP30 Pediatrics NP279 Primary Care NP85 Psych/Mental Health NP257 School NP1 Women's Health NP87
Nurse Practitioner (NPs) are also referred as an ARNP (Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner) or APRN (Advanced Practice Registered Nurse). Nurse Practitioners have more authority than registered nurses(RNs) and have similar responsibilities to that of a doctor. They can serve as a primary care or specialty care providers and typically focus their care on a specific population such as families, children, or the elderly. NPs can be specialized in various fields like Cardiology, Emergency, Family practice, Geriatrics, Neonatology, Nephrology, Oncology, Pediatrics, Primary care, Psychiatry, School health, Women's health. NPs provides a broad range of health care services, which includes:
  • Taking the person's history, performing a physical exam, and ordering laboratory tests and procedures.
  • Diagnosing, treating, and managing diseases.
  • Writing prescriptions and coordinating referrals.
  • Providing education on disease prevention and healthy lifestyles.
  • Performing certain procedures, such as a bone marrow biopsy or lumbar puncture.
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